Red Sea

Red Sea

A long narrow sea between northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is linked with the Mediterranean to the north through the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal and with the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to the south through the Bab el Mandeb.

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Red Sea

n

(Placename) a long narrow sea between Arabia and NE Africa, linked with the Mediterranean in the north by the Suez Canal and with the Indian Ocean in the south: occasionally reddish in appearance through algae. Area: 438 000 sq km (169 000 sq miles)

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Red′ Sea′

n.

an arm of the Indian Ocean, extending NW between Africa and Arabia: connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. 1450 mi. (2335 km) long; 170,000 sq. mi. (440,300 sq. km).

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Noun

1.

Red Sea - a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal Gulf of Akaba, Gulf of Aqaba - a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia Gulf of Suez - a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

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Translations

البحر الأحمربحر أحمر

Червено море

mar Roigmar Roja

Rudé moře

Det Røde HavRøde Hav

Rotes Meer

Ερυθρά θάλασσα

Ruĝa Maro

Mar Rojo

Punane meri

Punainen meriPunainenmeri

mer Rouge

ים סוף

Crveno more

Laut Merah

Rauðahaf

Mar Rosso

紅海

홍해

Raudonoji jūra

Rode Zee

Rødehavet

Morze Czerwone

mar Vermelho

Marea Roşie

Красное море

Červené more

Rdeče morje

Crveno moreЦрвено море

Röda havet

Bahari ya Shamu

ทะเลแดง

Kızıl DenizKızıldeniz

Червоне море

biển ĐỏHồng Hải

红海

Red Sea

n
the Red Sea → la mer Rouge

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Red Sea

n the Red Sea → il mar Rosso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Red Sea

→ البحر الأحمر Rudé moře Det Røde Hav Rotes Meer Ερυθρά Θάλασσα Mar Rojo Punainen meri mer Rouge Crveno more Mar Rosso 紅海 홍해 Rode Zee Rødehavet Morze Czerwone Mar Vermelho Красное море Röda havet ทะเลแดง Kızıl Deniz Hồng Hải 红海

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